Climate talks in Baku ended with a mix of urgency and delay, progress and frustration. But finance deal could be a game-changer.

A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.

The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters

After COP29 extended into the weekend due to an impasse, the delegates at the annual UN climate change conference have finally reached agreement on climate finance. Many developing nations believe they are being short changed.